Sustainable Agriculture and Food: Four volume set (Earthscan Reference Collections)

18 Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales Li Wenhua Major types of integrated farming systems (IFS) have various structu ...

424 Modern Agricultural Reforms together form an integrated holistic system with high economic, ecological and social benefits. ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 425 The components on the homestead are also selected according to the necessity ...

426 Modern Agricultural Reforms Courtyard dominated by timber tree species: In this type farmers plant trees and shrubs in and ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 427 Cultivation–breeding–processing–energy integration This is the most complex s ...

428 Modern Agricultural Reforms addition, in the homestead garden, about 10 pigs are raised twice a year and 375kg of vegetables ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 429 1980 many scientists and organizations have undertaken homestead garden ecosy ...

430 Modern Agricultural Reforms average, income of homestead garden ecosystems is six times that of farmland out- put for the sa ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 431 The structure of homestead gardens is usually simple and the management leve ...

432 Modern Agricultural Reforms 2 Combination of animal breeding and aquaculture. Figure 18.2 shows the Xi’an Breeding farm of D ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 433 Case study I: Shandu eco-village Background In Jiande City of Zhejiang Provin ...

434 Modern Agricultural Reforms The construction of GSES In 1988, in order to promote sustainable development at the village lev ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 435 crops was kept between 120 and 126.67ha, and the production of fruits was enh ...

436 Modern Agricultural Reforms 3.77 million kg of fruits of different varieties harvested each year. The out- put value of cour ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 437 infrastructure were implemented. As per this plan, 524 dwelling houses were b ...

438 Modern Agricultural Reforms Benefits and experiences The four-year practice of the GSES project achieved remarkable economic ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 439 crop-cultivation subsystem including cereal crops, vegetables and fruit; the ...

440 Modern Agricultural Reforms to generate biogas, which provides energy for cooking and lighting. The sludge from the biogas p ...

Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales 441 1 The practices of Liuminying eco-village offer a successful model for agricu ...

442 Modern Agricultural Reforms Since the 1990s, a county has been recognized as a basic unit for implementation of the strategy ...